D62 is a state road running parallel to a section of A1 motorway route in Croatia, between Šestanovac, Vrgorac and Mali Prolog, and parallel to the A10 motorway after Mali Prolog. The road provides access to the Mali Prolog border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina via the D222 state road.

D62 state road shield
D62 state road
Route information
Length89.5 km (55.6 mi)
Major junctions
From D39 in Šestanovac
Major intersections D76 near Zagvozd
A1 in Ravča interchange
D512 in Ravča
D425 near Mali Prolog
To D9 in Metković
Location
CountryCroatia
CountiesSplit-Dalmatia, Dubrovnik-Neretva
Major citiesZagvozd, Vrgorac, Metković
Highway system
Zagvozd, on the D62 route
Vrgorac, on the D62 route
Port Bridge, Metković, just to the north of the southern terminus of D62

The road generally serves as a connecting road to the A1 motorway as it is connected to Šestanovac, Zagvozd, Blato na Cetini, Ravča, Vrgorac and Ploče interchanges via short connector roads or other state or county roads.[1] The road is 89.5 km (55.6 mi) long.[2]

The road, as well as all other state roads in Croatia, is managed and maintained by Hrvatske ceste, a state-owned company.[3]

Traffic volume

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Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Hrvatske ceste, operator of the road.[4] Substantial variations between annual (AADT) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the road serves as a connection to A1 motorway carrying substantial tourist traffic to D512 and D425 state roads.

D62 traffic volume
Road Counting site AADT ASDT Notes
  D62 6014 Zagvozd 2,509 - Adjacent to the Ž6179 junction. Estimate by HC.
  D62 6002 Ravča west 1,467 1,613 Adjacent to the D512 junction (to the north).
  D62 6013 Vrgorac west 3,173 4,382 Between the D512 and Ž6208 junctions.
  D62 6101 Nova Sela 726 628 Adjacent to the (former) D513 junction (to the south).

Road junctions and populated areas

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D62 junctions/populated areas
Type Slip roads/Notes
  Šestanovac
  D39 to Brela and A1 motorway Šestanovac interchange (to the south) and Aržano border crossing to Livno, Bosnia and Herzegovina (to the north).
  Ž6260 to Blato na Cetini and Dugopolje.
Northbound D62 traffic defaults to northbound Ž6260. The northern terminus of the road.
  Grabovac
    Ž6179 to Rastovac
    D76 to A1 motorway Zagvozd interchange and Baška Voda via Sveti Ilija Tunnel.
  Zagvozd
Ž6180 to Poljica and Grubine.
  Župa
  Ž6199 to Kozica and Šošići.
    A1 in Ravča interchange reached via a short connector road. Connection to Split (to the north).
  Ravča
  D512 to Makarska.
  Vrgorac
Ž6201 to Prapatnice and Stilja.
  Ž6208 to A1 motorway in Vrgorac interchange and Staševica.
  Veliki Prolog
Ž6210 to Podprolog.
    D222 to Mali Prolog border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina.[5]
    D425 to Ploče.
  Mali Prolog
  Pojezerje
    A10 to the Ploče interchange (west) and the Metković border crossing (east).
  Nova Sela
  Podrujnica
  Momići
  Matijevići
  Kula Norinska
  Ž6217 to Krvavac, Komin and Rogotin.
  Metković
Ž6218 to Prud
  D9 to Opuzen.
The southern terminus of the road.

Sources

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  1. ^ "Regulation on motorway markings, chainage, interchange/exit/rest area numbers and names". Narodne novine (in Croatian). April 24, 2003. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved May 29, 2010.
  2. ^ Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure (Croatia) (May 10, 2013). "Odluka o razvrstavanju javnih cesta" [Decision on categorization of public roads]. Narodne novine (in Croatian) (66/2013).
  3. ^ "Public Roads Act". Narodne novine (in Croatian). December 14, 2004.
  4. ^ "Traffic counting on the roadways of Croatia in 2009 - digest" (PDF). Hrvatske ceste. May 1, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2011.
  5. ^ "Map of border crossings and customs office areas" (PDF). Customs Administration of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian). March 6, 2008.